St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-14

Evidences are multiplying that the Heat
wole boom is rapidly accommodating strength.
The GLOBE first suggested him for secretary
OF state, and now IL Northern Minnesota pa
per proposes him for governor. MIR. Heat
wole Is a Republican. but the GLOBE wants
him to get the nomination for secretary OF
state simply as a compliment to his good
qualities. OF course he will be defeated by
good Democrat Still, # he gets the nomina-
ton, 1t will be regarded as an honor.
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If the friends of Congressman John Lind
don't take the trouble to explain away GER
tain rumors floating about in regard to that
honorable gentleman. his reputation is liable
to suffer. 1t Is alleged that during the recent
session of the legislature Lind took an active
interest in bill compelling the taxation of
certain railroad lands. The reason for
this activity is said to be a contract which
Lind had with number OF boards of county
commissioners that he was to have rs per
cent. OF the taxes he could collect. This
would be curious thing for public official
TO DO, and II Mr.. Lind expects to live in his
Tory like MS lllustriouS nameSake, Jennie, he
must straishten himself on the record.
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A wel-known st. Paul lawyer said to the
GLOBE yesterday that the high license law
would be contested, that the case would be
taken at once to the supreme court, and that
pending decision, the saloons would not be
closed but would continue to run as now.
He said the contest would be made on
the unconStitutionality Of the law. The
gentleman quoted article 1, section Z,
OIL the constitution, which SAYS: mo
law snail embrace more than one subject,
winch shall he expressed in its title" The
nigh Incense aud the enforcement laws, he
said, embrace more than one subject only
one OF which Is expressed in the title One of
them creates license to sell intoxicating
liquors, the other STIMULATES the method of
enforcing the other, and both repeal, amend
or modify numerous special laws-such as
city charters-and nothing is said about it in
the title of either bill. On this ground the
contest will be made.
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1t is greatly to be feared that the Young
Mems Republican club of Minnesota will find
II an impossible task when they undertake to
prevent Mugwumps from mugwumping If
they attempt the bulldozing game it will be
necessary to offer rewards for straight tickets
in 1888 if they expect to get many votes.
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The members of the last legislature have
undoubtedly had some pretty embarrassing
experiences on their return home, and if the
Iacts were all printed, story of absorbing
interest could be compiled. Hon. A. H.
Baker, of Norman county, is now going
through the mill, and the reports that come
down from there about his reception are of
very exciting character. He has done
nothing but explain 10 his constituents since
ne landed at Ada, and has hardly been
allowed spare moment to eat OR sleep. He
has been interviewed by all the newspaper
men of the counties composing his district
(who were waiting at the depot for him); he
has hooded his local papers with communica-
lions, over his signature, explaining why
this was thus and that was thus; he has sent
replies to letters by the bushel through the
mail, and now, as a last desperate method of
pacifS ing the people and putting a stop to the
babel of strange sounds, he writes a
card for his home paper headed
ITO the Public!'' in which he offers to hire a
hall and explain everything to his constltu-
entS upon which they want to be enlightened.
Doubtless large proportion of the members
are undergoing experiences at this time SINH
lar to Mr.. Baker.
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The entire state of Minnesota is to be con-
graduated upon the fact that those two
doughty enemies. Col. NJ. I. Grattan and Col.
Henry r. Wells, of Preston. have buried the
Ratchet and that the deadly feud which has ex
listed between them for so long time is at an
end. Col. Grattan is graceful and foroible
writer, aud his series OF articles in the East
ern sporting papers on the performances of
Herod and his colts-in which he has, with a
cI,u
rung in scores of free advertisements for the
horse-have been sadly missed since he has
been compelled to devote all his time to Col.
Wells. 1t is hoped that he will now resume
the articles. The cessation of hostiities will
enable these two worthy gentlemen to keep
their talents in the proper and legitimate
channel, and the state will be sure to hear q
great deal of good of them in future:
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AS soon as Chief Clerk John Howard, who
happened to be in st. Paul yesterday, saw a
notice in Faribault paper that the Hon. A -.
D. keyes would deliver a lecture in that city
on Wednesday evening next on 1.-The Pro-
| visions of the Interstate Commerce Law" he
| at once set to work to secure an excursion
| train, in which he succeeded. The train will
| leave the union depot on Wednesday at l
| O'Clock p. NJ, and return the following morn
| Ing. Fare for the round trip, 81. The
| lecture is free. There ought to be large
attendance from the two cities. Mr.. Howard
VIII return from Sank Centre in time to ac-
| company the party.
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After all, Providence may have had some
| thing to do with the defeat of Hon. P. h
Rahilly, of Wabasha county, when he ran for
tie state senate last fall. He has recently
developed unexpected pugillstic propensities
| having been involved in a hand-to-hand con.
| hict with one Of his Swedish farm hands, fol-
which he was tried and acquitted. The SEN
ate chamber would hardly have been large
enough for Rahilly and Keller
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| A Wadena gentleman at the Ryan yesterday
| gave the GLOBE bit Of history which he as
! serted was the real reason why William E.
| Lee at the recent session of the legislature
| planned to cut up, under the proposed reap.
| portionment, the present senatorial district
from which he halls, as we'll as change tn G
representative lines. The new district pro-
posed by Mr.. Lee was Todd, Wadena and Nor
rison counties. dropping Grow Wing, Mile